The Dean of Arts of Dhaka University Prof Kazi Shahi-dullah yesterday announced the Dean's Awards to promote academic research and encourage quality publication, nationally and internationally, reports BSS.

The awards include: Taka 5,000 as Dean’s Award for outstanding essay published abroad. Taka 5,000 as Dean's Award for book of the year, Taka 3,000 as Dean's Award for the best research article in Bangla (for Lecturers and Assistant Professors only) and Taka 3.000 as Dean's Award for the best research article in English (for Lecturers and Assistant Professors only), a DU press release said here today.

Dean's Foundation Courses Award (Taka 2,000) will be awarded annually to the student who achieves the highest marks in Bangla and English foundation courses combined.

"The awards will given from January 2000,